Shapiro
trifle festoon valance



May 4, 1965 s. SHAPIRO 3,181,594

TRIPLE FESTOON VALANCE Filed April 4, 1965 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. SAM SH AP! RO May 4, 1965 s. SHAPIRO 3,181,594

TRIPLE FESTOON VALANCE Filed April 4, 1963 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. SA M SH A P 1 RO y 1965 s. SHAPIRO 3,181,594

TRIPLE FESTOON VALANCE Filed April 4, 1963 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 [2A 12 INVENTOR. 2 SAM SHAPIRO BY n T United States Patent 3,181,594 TRIPLE FESTOON VALANCE Sam Shapiro, Forest Hills, N.Y. (261 th Ave., New York 16, NY.) Filed Apr. 4, 1963, Ser. No. 270,677 1 Claim. (Cl. 160-124) This invention concerns both a novel valance with triple festoons and a method of manufacturing the valance.

According to the invention the valance is made of three cloth quadrants joined together in such a manner that they fall naturally in graceful folds when hung on a conventional curtain or drapery rod. Two, three or more valances embodying the invention can be hung on a single rod to extend across windows of double, triple or greater width. A single valance having three festoons will extend across a single window when hung on a single rod.

It is a principal object of the invention to provide a novel valance construction.

It is another object of the invention to provide a valance having three generally semi-oval festoons formed by overlapping folded circular quadrants of fabric.

A further object is to provide a novel method of fabrieating a valance having triple festoons made of folded circular quadrants of fabric.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a triple festoon valance embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a single valance and two drapes arranged for dressing a window of single width.

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of two valances and two drapes arranged for dressing a window of double Width.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a length of fabric laid out for cutting into festoon parts in a first step of fabricating a triple festoon valance.

FIG. 5 is an exploded plan view of parts of a triple festoon valance.

FIGS. 6A-6G are plan views of a valance shown in successive steps of fabrication.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on line 77 of FIG. 6B.

FIGS. 8 and 9 are sectional views on an enlarged scale taken on lines 88 and 99, respectively, of FIG. 66.

Referring first to FIG. 1, there is shown a valance 10 consisting of three festoons 12A, 12A and 12A" secured by stitching 14 to a fabric tube 16 which provides a passage for engaging a round or flat supporting rod 18 extending axially through the tube. Fringed trimmings 19 are secured to the free curved edges of the festoons.

The valance 10 is formed from parts shown to best advantage in FIG. 5. These parts include an elongated rectangular fabric strip or band 16 which is used to form the tube 16. Three festoon parts A, A and A are each originally in the form of flat, unfolded circular quadrants. Each part has a circular curved edge 24) which extends through 90 of arc, and two intersecting straight edges 22 and 24 which extend perpendicularly to each other radially of the quadrant. The apex or corner of the quadrant has a square notch 25 with mutually perpendicular edges 26 and 28 respectively parallel to edges 22, 24. Edge 26 extends perpendicularly to edge 24 and inwardly therefrom, while edge 28 extends perpendicularly to edge 22 and inwardly therefrom. Fringed trimming strips 19 are provided for attachment to the curved edges 20 of the several quadrants.

While the festoons can be made in various sizes, fabrication will be described in connection with a preferred size made from a bolt of cloth 32 having a width of fortyfour inches as indicated in FIG. 4. This cloth may have any desired length. A plurality of layers of cloth can be superimposed for cutting simultaneously into festoon parts. The cloth can be cut along transverse lines L1 spaced twenty-two inches apart. The cloth will also be cut along a central line L2 to form squares S with lines L1. Each square is twenty-two inches on a side. Each square of cloth will be cut along a circularly curved line 20 of Line 20 has a radius of curvature equal to one half of line L1 or twenty-two inches. Square holes H, which are about two and one-half inches on each edge, will be cut at the intersections of lines L1 and L2 to form square notches 25. Two festoon parts defined between curved lines 20 and straight line parts L1, L2 are thus formed between each two transverse lines L1, L2. The straight edges of the festoon quadrants are each about twenty and three-quarters inches in length while the edges of the notches are each about one and one-quarter inches in length.

After the cloth 32 is cut up into flat circular quadrants, three of these parts A, A, A" are employed to assemble the valance by following steps indicated in FIGS. 6A-6G. Initially a fringed trimming strip 19 is secured by stitching 34 to the curved edge of each festoon quadrant to form festoons 12A, 12A, 12A". A first flat festoon quadrant 12A is disposed as shown in FIG. 6A with edge 22 overlapping one edge 23 of strip 16 at the left end of the strip. Then edge 22 is sewn to edge 23 by stitching 33 extending about eighteen inches from the trimming strip 19 to a point about an inch from the edge 28 of notch 25. The festoon quadrant 12A is then folded along radial and circumferential lines and edge 24 is brought up into alignment with edge 22 and overlapping edge 23 of strip 16. The edge 26 of notch 25 will then be disposed perpendicular to the aligned edges 22 and 24 in abutting engagement with the edge 28 thereof as viewed in FIG. 6B. The outer corners C1, C2 of the notch thus overlap each other with corner C1 above corner C2; see FIG. 7.

Then a second festoon 24A is disposed in overlapping position on festoon 12A with edge 22 of festoon 12A registering with edge 24 of festoon 12A. Stitching 36 indicated in FIG. 6C then is applied to secure edge 24 of festoon 12A and edge 22 of festoon 12A to the lower edge 23 of strip 16 Stitching 36 is stopped about an inch from notch 25 of festoon 12A.

In the next step indicated in FIG. 6D, the third festoon 12A" is disposed adjacent to festoon 12A with edge 22 of festoon 12A overlapping the strip 16 and in alignment with edge 22 of festoon 12A.

Festoon 12A is then folded on radial and circumferential lines so that edge 24 of festoon 12A overlaps edge 22 of festoon 12A as indicated in FIG. 6B. The edge 26 of the notch in festoon 12A abuts the edge 28 of the notch. Then stitching 38 is applied to secure edge 24 of festoon 12A and edge 22 of festoon 12A" to strip 16**. The stitching stops about an inch from notch 25 of festoon 12A" which is now under festoon 12A; see FIG. 8.

Festoon 12A" is then folded on radial and circumferential lines to bring edge 24 up to the strip 16 in alignment with edge 24 of festoon 12A as indicated in FIG. 6F. Stitching 40 is applied to secure edge 24 of festoon 12A" to the strip 16*. Then ends 42A, 42B of strip 16 which extends outwardly beyond festoons 12A and 12A", are folded inwardly and stitched at 44 to conceal raw edges of the strip.

dicated in FIGS. 6F'and 6G to form tube 16 which" Stitching 46 is receives curtain rod 18; see, FIG: 9. applied through the folded down edge 23 of strip 16 and serves as-a reinforcement of stitching36, 38 and40 previously, applied at the edges of the 'f'estoons, The straight edges of the festoonsare all disposed in alignment or in overlapping; registration-*witli each other and' or band'16. r 7

between facing edges 23, 23' ofthe looped, tubular-strip The assembly of festoonsandrod receiving tube form a' single valance 10- asindicated' in- FIGS.- lfand 66. By employing another curtain or drapery rod behind the valance; two drapes 45A, 45B can be associated 'withthe valance 10 to define a drape and-va1ance treatment for a window of single width as indicated in FIG. 2. Tie backs 48' made of the same fringed strip material as festoon trimmings 19 can be supplied for tying back and hanging the drapes-i11- graceful folds FIG. 3 shows two valances 10' and 10- each identicalin construct-ion with valance l'fl mo'unted on a singlerod Drape 45' is located behind festoon- 12A of valance- 1-0 and drape 45 is located behind festoon 12A" of valance 10". Both drapes are mounted on a second rod (not shown) located behind the valances. Ti'e backss48 48 are applied tothe drapes. This assembly provides a treatment for a window of doublewidth; Obviously three or more valances could be mounted on a single rod for treating still wider windows. f i a In all cases, each valance has a triple festoon assembly in which the individual festoons naturally fall into graceful radial and circumferentialfold'swhen the valanceist hungon a rod. A minimum'of hand. dressing is required. The several festoens all have; generally semi-oval configurations. The longer or-major axis of each oval is Iocated'at edges 23, 23', of the tubular band 16. This is a geometrically correctand aesthetically very attra'cmade of different kinds of fabric and in different lengths and widths as desired; The fringed trimming 19 caribe omitted or different typesof trimming can be applied;

t 9 4 t 7 While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it isto' be understood that I do not'limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the. invention as defined in the appended claim.-;

Having thus' described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patentis: I

A valance for dressing a window; comprising an elongated strip folded along a longitudinal line to: define a tube for receiving adrapery rod therethrough and three draped;folded festoons secured between facing edges oftlie folded strip," each; of said fe'stcons being formed from a flat circular quadrant of material, each flat quadrant having two: straight radial edges terminating at one end in a rectangularnotch and at the other end at opposite ends of a circularly curved edge, the two straight edges of each folded festoon being disposed in. alignment'between the edges ofthe folded strip, with the remainder of the festoon defining a generally semi-oval body; and with edges of the notch disposedperpendicular to the aligned straight edges in abutting eng'agementwith each other, two of the folded festoo'ns being disposed in a coplanar arrangement with one end" of the curved edge of one of the two festoons disposed adjacent to an end of the curved edge of the'other' one; of the two festoons, and with the third festoon centered on said strip, and ove r lapping parts of both of said two festoonstwhile other parts of the two festoons arefreefrom the third festoon.

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